Why dont more Mudders RV?
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My pop up with a queen size bed can go most place the average guy would want to go. At least more places then any sportsmobile or a earthromer
One thing for sure every set up has a list of pros and cons.
One thing for sure every set up has a list of pros and cons.
If they keep paving the trial pretty soon I can drive my Grand Marquise over it.
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To be clear, my comments are directed at these things:
Which is a far cry from these:
I'm not a recreational vehicle classification expert
but it's still just a truck with a camper on it, even though it's a darn big one. While it does add a lot of height, it's still based on the wheelbase of your truck and seems like it's still fairly maneuverable in tight places.
I'm betting this could go all sorts of places..
With 4' of rear overhang Im thinking not
You have that right. I'd drive that rig just about anywhere.
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that thing's got twice the departure angle my 62 has
love to put that box on the bed of my pig
RV's are classified into a few general catagories.I'm not a recreational vehicle classification expert
TT travel trailers
Tent trailers.
Campers
And motorhomes, which are subdivided by size;
- Class A are the big diesel pushers bus type motor homes
- Class B basically any van conversion from a Sprinter to a Sportsmobile
- Class C is the classic mid size motorhome with the bed over the cab.
*****This camper has sold as of 5-6-22*****
I think the up & coming "Cruise Moab" is a good example of how Mudders embrace RVing. Some will show up with RVs and others with RTTs or however they roll. I've registered and I'm a 1st timer for it. Read the threads in the past and oogled at the possibilities for wheeling in this event. I've replaced my RV and will be hopefully towing my '81 Mini to Moab in a couple of weeks. Working the bugs out and making lists. The new RV (well, new to me) is a '97 F350 Crew Cab 7.3L Power Stroke. I'm sticking with a slide in, but a more current 2006 Lance 11'. My testing has revealed good results. Definitely enough power for both camper and towing the 80 series up hills, so the Mini should be a snap. Here's a few pics and hope to see y'all at Cruise Moab!
*****Camper has sold as of 5-6-22*****
I think the up & coming "Cruise Moab" is a good example of how Mudders embrace RVing. Some will show up with RVs and others with RTTs or however they roll. I've registered and I'm a 1st timer for it. Read the threads in the past and oogled at the possibilities for wheeling in this event. I've replaced my RV and will be hopefully towing my '81 Mini to Moab in a couple of weeks. Working the bugs out and making lists. The new RV (well, new to me) is a '97 F350 Crew Cab 7.3L Power Stroke. I'm sticking with a slide in, but a more current 2006 Lance 11'. My testing has revealed good results. Definitely enough power for both camper and towing the 80 series up hills, so the Mini should be a snap. Here's a few pics and hope to see y'all at Cruise Moab!
*****Camper has sold as of 5-6-22*****
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Amazing the threads you find after a forum conversion ...
Four-wheeling is what started me down the RVing path. I wanted some comforts of home and a good base camp that was reasonably secure ... and I needed to be able to tow by exploring rig. Started with a dually and truck camper, tried a "super C", a diesel class A and a few others. As many have pointed out, a few are built really well and a lot are only so-so. I ended up with a truck conversion (or really HD Super C) that is built like a brick sh-t house. I still enjoy tent camping, but I guess I am getting a bit soft as I get older and I enjoy the comfort of the RV.
You can never cost justify one of these behemoths, you have to just enjoy them.
To @GLTHFJ60 's point, yeah, I prefer pouring $$$ in the LC. Maintenance on these things really is not as bad as one might think ... annual service is ~$350 and I pay someone to do it because I cannot catch 6 gallons of oil. Where things get expensive is the once every 5-7 year tire purchases.
At any rate, to the OP's question ... there are some of us who enjoy RVing, but this being a cruiser forum, I don't talk about it too much.
Here's a pic of our setup from July of 2013 while in Vernal, UT - packed up for the drive back to Charlotte ...
Four-wheeling is what started me down the RVing path. I wanted some comforts of home and a good base camp that was reasonably secure ... and I needed to be able to tow by exploring rig. Started with a dually and truck camper, tried a "super C", a diesel class A and a few others. As many have pointed out, a few are built really well and a lot are only so-so. I ended up with a truck conversion (or really HD Super C) that is built like a brick sh-t house. I still enjoy tent camping, but I guess I am getting a bit soft as I get older and I enjoy the comfort of the RV.
You can never cost justify one of these behemoths, you have to just enjoy them.
To @GLTHFJ60 's point, yeah, I prefer pouring $$$ in the LC. Maintenance on these things really is not as bad as one might think ... annual service is ~$350 and I pay someone to do it because I cannot catch 6 gallons of oil. Where things get expensive is the once every 5-7 year tire purchases.
At any rate, to the OP's question ... there are some of us who enjoy RVing, but this being a cruiser forum, I don't talk about it too much.
Here's a pic of our setup from July of 2013 while in Vernal, UT - packed up for the drive back to Charlotte ...
We've got a cougar... some might say that I married one too, she's 10 days older than me.
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@TXLX100 Thanks ... as far as these things go, it is fairly Spartan but well built. 28' box on a Freghtliner 33,000 pound M2 chassis. With two of us and three cats, can get a little tight ...